When I first saw this, I thought it was a joke and just a manipulated image but it is not. It is real. Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe ! I know, being an architect I must have known or heard about this especially that this great structure was built and completed last October 2003. (yeah yeah shame on me)… I know for myself I am a bit late in comes to great structures and designs… so I share this to those who still does not know of the Magdeburg Water Bridge (German: Wasserstraßenkreuz) in Germany which is the longest navigable aqueduct in the world with a length of 918 meters.
So, what is it? It is a navigable aqueduct to connect the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittellandkanal (“Midland Canal”), crossing over the River Elbe. You see, Canal engineers had first conceived of joining the two waterways as far back as 1919, and by 1938 the Rothensee boat lift and bridge anchors were in place, but construction was postponed during World War II. After the Cold War split Germany, the project was put on hold indefinitely by the East German government. This was only made priority again when Germany was under reunification and establishment of major water transport routes was being prioritize.
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I found these two great future events here in the Philippines worth mentioning. The first is that Al Gore, the former U.S. Vice-President will be here in Manila to discuss about the environment titled “Face the Inconvenient Truth.” This will be an updated Asian version of the “An Inconvenient Truth.” This will be on the April 30, 2010 at the SMX Convention Center Mall of Asia Complex.
I remember watching “An Inconvenient Truth” on HBO and I was shocked at the evidences they have gathered about the effect of global warming to our planet and if we do not act on it now, we might not enjoy Earth in the not so distant future.
The second event worth going will be the Reunion Concert of Juan Dela Cruz Band. It is a two-part event which will be held on February 28 (yeah, its already shown) for the part 1 and March 28 (see! You can still catch them) for the part 2.
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